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Recent research shows that parents have long searched for ways to entertain their children, including in the Bronze Age.
The National Museum of Danish has recently announced the discovery of a 4,500-year-old baby rattle from Syria.
The study, which also involved historians from the French Archéorient CNRS and the University of Milan, has previously been published in the Journal of Childhood.
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In a press release on May 19, the Danish Museum said the rattles were mass produced by professional potters. Ancient City of Hama. A total of 19 rattles were found in the city’s residential area, the largest discovery in the Near East.
The rattles contained small pebbles and clay fragments.
The National Museum of Danish has recently announced the discovery of a 4,500-year-old baby rattle from Syria. (John Fool Engedal Nissen / National Museum of Denmark)
They were made from the same clay mixture as Hama’s professionally made pottery. This suggests that rattles were “part of Potter’s specialized scope alongside other ceramic products.” The museum said.
“They were probably sold in the market to parents who wanted to entertain or distract their children,” the press release said.
“Today, we use the screen. At the time, it was rattle.”
How do archaeologists know that toys were designed for children? For one, it is unlikely to be used as an instrument, as the Rutler makes very low noise.
Experts also said the handle was “very small and not suitable for adults, but fits exactly in the hands of small children.”
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Mette Marie Hald, a researcher at the National Museum of Denmark, was one of the study’s co-authors, and said that child material culture is often overlooked in archaeology.
“When we found items like these, the archaeological trend was to interpret them as musical instruments and cult objects.
The rattle was created by professional potters in the ancient city of Hama. (National Museum of Denmark)
She said toys from thousands of years ago helped young people develop sensory and motor skills, as they do today.
“It shows us that Past parents I loved their children and invested in their happiness and sensorimotor development, as we do today,” she said.
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“Perhaps parents needed to distract their children from time to time, so they could be a little more peaceful and quiet with themselves. Today we use screens. Back then, it was rattle.”
Heard said he wanted to discover.[s] We are gaining greater insight into the world of children in the past… From an economic perspective, it is fascinating that there was already a real market for commercial toys 4,500 years ago. ”
Mette Marie Hald, shown on the right, is one of the co-authors of this study. She said it is likely that the rattles were sold in the Bronze Age market. (John Fool Engedal Nissen / National Museum of Denmark, Jacob Heard)
“It’s moving to be able to get a glimpse of that at the same time. Family’s daily life -Perhaps parents stopped at the market stand on their way home and bought rattles as a gift for their kids. ”
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“This scenario is completely recognised by us today.”
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The rattles are “very small and not suitable for adults,” the archaeologist said. (John Fool Engedal Nissen / National Museum of Denmark)
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